Fountain-brush



(No Model.)

B. J. SIMPSON.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

Patented Mar. 15,1898.

ATTORNEY UNTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERT J. SIMPSON, OF COLUMBUS, OI-IIO.

FOUNTAIN-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,557, dated March 15, 1898.

Application filed February 20, 1897. Serial No. 624,362. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERT J. SIMPSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fountain-Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of fountain-brushes of that class which are adapted for use in washing windows, walls, floor-surfaces, &c.; and the objects of my invention are to provide an improved brush or washing device of this character of superior construction and arrangement of parts, to provide improved means for filling the reservoir, to provide improved means for supporting the brush and discharging water thereon, and to produce other improvements in the details of construction, which will be more fully pointed out hereinafter. These objects I accomplish in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my improved washing device with the brush removed therefrom. of the same, showing the brush in place. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of the body of the washing device, and Fig. 4 is a detail view in perspective, illustrating the water outlet and controlling valve.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throu ghout the several views.

I11 the construction of my improved fountain-brush or washing device I employ a reservoir or case, preferably of the partial cylindrical form indicated at a. With each end of the reservoir (L I form a downwardly-extending substantially semicircular arm I), the latter being provided at regular intervals with suitable pin-holes Z). With the forward side of the reservoir CL and adjacent to the lower side thereof I form said reservoir with a forwardlyprojecting bead or semicylindrical roll 0, the latter being provided at regnlar intervals with perforations c. Extending between the forward portions of the downwardly-extending arms or segments 1) and arranged one above the other are rods cl, while a similar rod (1 extends between short forward extensions d of said arms I).

In the upper side of the case a I provide a valve-opening e, which is adapted, as indi- Fig. 2 is a front elevationcated inthe drawings, to be normally closed by a suitably-shaped valve 2, which is adapted to project partially through said valveopening from the inner side of the case. This valve c has extending downwardly therefrom within said case doubled or looped guide-wires (2 the latter being inclosed within a vertically-arranged coil-spring f, which extends between the bottom of the case a and the under side of the valve 6 and which serves to normally hold said valve in the closed position indicated in the drawings.

h represents a cylindrical casing which is arranged vertically within the reservoir and which is adapted to surround the lower portion of the valve 6 and the spring f. This internal casing is provided at desirable points with suitable openings 71.

t represents a handle which is suitably connected with a yoke 7c, the latter being provided with parallel arms 70, the ends of which are pivotally connected at k with the ends of the casing a. The yoke-arms 7a, which are thus made to pass on the outer sides of the reservoir or casing arms 1), are each provided with a spring actuated catch pin g, which pins are adapted to be made to engage with the desired ones of the openings b.

m represents a brush which consists of the usual back m, of wood or other suitable material, and the projecting brush-bristles m The brush thus formed is adapted to have its back portion inserted beneath the projecting portion 0 of the reservoir, said brush-back being made to abut against the rods d, while the body of the brush is designed to rest upon the lower and forward rod cl. The brush is detaohably held in the position described by means of set-screws 0, which pass through the arms b of the casing a and are adapted to be turned firmly against the ends of the brush-back.

Within the roll projection c of the external casing I journal a shaft-valve g, which is provided at regular intervals with perforations or openings g, which correspond with the openings 0. By means of a suitable thumbscrew extension 1' at one end of the shaftvalve q I am enabled to cause the openings q to register with the openings 0, when desired, by proper rotation of said valve.

In utilizing my invention the reservoir-cas ICO - a consequent flow of water through 'said'per--- fora'tions 0 onto the'brush. The handle-yokebeing turned to the'desiredangle with thecasing a and held in such position by meansof'thespring-actuated pin g, tlie' brush may" tain-b'rush is particularly designedn'i'or the cleaning of windows or vertical surfaces, as

ing a is designed to be filled with water 'by inserting thesame within a bucket o-r other vessel containing water. In so inserting the reservoir the valve 6 is brought into contact with the bottom of the Vessel and is thereby pressed inward, allowing the water to enter In order to provide the brush'portionm with water, the valve q may be turned to causea registration of the perforations q aud o and be made totravelover the su rface which it is desired to clean.

It will be observed from the construction which I have shown that nay improved founwell as railway-coaches and otherobj'ects, in-

asmuch as m'eansare' providedrfor the"support of the'reservoi'r'and brush at any desir--- 'ing'said'openingandprojectingtherethrough,

able angle'from the handlethereof l The means herein provided for'distributing water onto the brusharesuch as to admit of the-valve q being so turned as to'provide I for'a continuous flow of water from the'tankontothe'brush or admit of the 'b'r'ush'being dampened at'desirable intervals.

I Itwill also be seen' that improvedmeans- "are provided for 'detachaloly supporting the brush in connection with the'body of'my device and that regardless of the angle atwh-ich the handle is extended from 'the reservoir said reservoir is retained in a substantially [upright-position and that practically all the water contained in the reservoir may be discharged onto the brushes.

It will be observed that my improved fountain-brush construction is simple and that the devi'ce-may be produced in a reliable and convenient form. IIavingnow fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is A 1:- In a;fountain-.brush or washer, the combination with a reservoir having curved down- "wardly-extendingend arms, a brush, means for supporting said brush from the framework and discharging water from said tank onto'said br'ush, of'a handle-yoke embracing and-pivotally connected with opposite ends of saidcasing and meansfor detachably connecting said'yoke arms at diiierent points with the curved arm extensions 1) of the easing,substantially as and for the purpose speciv. Ina fountain-brush or washing device the "combination with-a reservoir or casing a havringi'a' perforated "forward extension 0 formed with said :casing, a rotary valve in said extension having'perforations 'therethrough, a valve-opening e in the upperside of said case and a spring-actuated valve 6 normally closof rods dand cl extending beneath the forward portion ofsaid casing and a brush adapted to be supported by said rods as described and set-screws passing through the :framework and adapted to engage with said brush-back; substantially as and for the purpose specified.

' BERT J] SIMPSQN.

In prsenceof- G. OJESHEPHERD,

' W. L. MORROW. 

